PPT-Puritans

16201758 Literature in Early America Early colonists did not call themselves Americans until the mid 18 th century Roanoke Island 1580 Jamestown 1607 Pilgrims landed at Plymouth 1620. 1620. Puritans. Wanted to purify the Church of England. Were arrested and imprisoned for their beliefs. Roundhead. Cavalier. English Civil War 1642 – 1646. Roundheads (Puritans) win. Puritans close all theaters, changed Church of England, forced religious beliefs on all English (somber clothing and behavior). 1560-1770. What is a Puritan?. The Puritans were single-minded visionaries convinced of the rightness of their beliefs, but they were also practical and businesslike.. They felt that Christian worship and church organization should be simplified in order to more closely resemble Biblical models.. Why would a large number of English people leave their country and homes for a destination far across the Atlantic Ocean?. From 1630 to 1641, approximately 13,000 Puritans left England for New England – WHY?. . and . Separatists. . What’s the difference?. England in the 15. th. Century. In Europe most people were Roman Catholic.. There were some Jews and Muslims, too but no Protestants.. The Protestant churches have not been founded yet.. Puritans and Pilgrims. Basic Puritan Beliefs and Characteristics. Calvinism- Predestination decided by omnipotent God. Education for all. Hard work. Material success was a sign from God that you could be one of the chosen. Early American Literature. Puritan is a broad term, referring to a number of Protestant groups that sought to “purify” the Church of England, which was corrupt and closely tied to the British government.. Puritan. a member of a group of Protestants that arose . in.  the 16th . century within .  the Church of . England. , demanding the simplification of . Doctrine and.  worship, and greater strictness in . Settling the Northern Colonies. The Politics of Dissent. ONE:. In 1517, a German monk named Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door at Wittenberg . The Reformation . He was protesting what he believed to be a number of abuses within the Roman Catholic Church . of 1692. Hysteria is born . . . . The . Big. Ps and the little ps. Pilgrims. . Pilgrim: a traveler – one who has come from afar – to a religious or holy land. Known as the Separatists . Mayflower, 1620, Plymouth Rock. Political Life in England (1603 -1688). After the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, the crown passed to the Catholic Stuarts (. James I . ). James ruled as a Protestant monarch. But, chronic conflict with the Protestant majority of Parliament. . Who?. Christians from England . Where and When?. Settled in Boston in 1630 (Massachusetts Bay Colony). Why?. To reform the Anglican church and “purify” it. Hence, Puritans. Motivation?. T. o . Were the Puritans selfish or selfless?. The Puritans. The Puritans were a group of people who criticized (wanted to “purify. ”)the . corruption and hierarchy in the Church of England. The Church . Who were the Puritans?. Puritans are a group of people who wanted to escape the theocracy of the Anglican Church and the King of England.. What . distinguished their faith from other of their time period?. The Puritans & The Salem Witch Trials Where did the Salem Witch Trials take place? In Salem, Massachusetts, during the 1600’s. Where is Salem, Massachusetts? Map Who were the Puritans? Wanted to